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Jeremiah 51:52

Judgment

50 You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

51 “We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”

“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.

53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.

54 “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.
KJV
Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
WEB
“Therefore behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will execute judgment on her engraved images; and through all her land the wounded will groan.
ASV
Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will execute judgment upon her graven images; and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
DARBY
Therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish her graven images; and throughout her land the wounded shall groan.
BLB
“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” a declaration of YHWH, “when I will visit punishment on her carved images, and in all her land the wounded will groan.
ÅB
Se, derfor skal dager komme, sier Herren, da jeg hjemsøker dets utskårne bilder, og i hele dets land skal sårede menn stønne.
OTB
Deres buer vil slakte de unge mennene; De vil ikke ha noen nåde for livmors frukt; Deres øyne vil ikke ha medlidenhet med barn.
B1930
Se, derfor skal dager komme, sier Herren, da jeg hjemsøker dets utskårne billeder, og i hele dets land skal sårede menn stønne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 51:47

    Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her entire land will suffer shame, and all her slain will lie fallen within her.

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  • Jeremiah 50:38

    A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.

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  • Ezekiel 30:24

    I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

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  • Isaiah 13:15–16

    Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.

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  • Daniel 5:30–31

    That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,

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